Fresh Brews: Haitian Bleu And Saving The Coffee Cups
by Mike on January 24, 2010 in Coffee News
Starbucks made the most headlines this week, by increasing their profits and raising their prices, but there’s a lot more going on in the coffee world then what’s happening inside their stores.
Coffee News
Purchasing Haitian Bleu coffee one way to support Haiti
Action Line: Missing: Haitian Bleu coffee
One way that you can help Haiti over the long term is to buy Haitian Bleu, which is their flagship of coffee. Also, check out this post for a listing of coffee companies raising money for Haitian relief.
Starbucks Rallies, Sets Sights Overseas
McDonald’s who? After closing hundreds of stores, laying of thousands of employees and tweaking the menu, Starbucks tripled their profits last quarter.
Starbucks Raises Prices on Most Drinks
And this is how Starbucks is going to be increasing their profits even more this quarter. They increased the price of just about every drink except the regular coffees. Have you noticed the price changes?
Sexpresso Ordinance Coming?
A week can’t go by without a story on the bikini coffee shops. Plus, this one had the word sexpresso in it, which makes me think the headline writers were just having a little bit too much fun.
Coffee Blogs
Dear Coffee Save the cups!
This week, BWJ highlights a new program called Save The Cups. The video is a parody on Save The Children, but the goal of the site, to reduce coffee cup waste is real.
Starbucks Melody Collecting Starbucks City Mugs!
Melody shares her collection of Starbucks mugs from various locations across the country. Just this week Cate from Gifts.TV gave me handful of city mugs from Starbucks to giveaway on this blog. Look for that giveaway in the near future.
Coffee Detective Thermal Coffeemakers: Are they Worth It?
After testing out the Zojirushi Fresh Brew coffeemaker that has a thermal carafe, I’ve become a fan of the non-glass carafes. Each has it’s own benefits and drawbacks. Check out the Coffee Detective’s answer.
Stiletto Sports 32 NFL Team Inspired Burger Recipes for Football Parties
Slightly off topic, but one hundred percent delicious. I wouldn’t mind having just about any of these burgers to munch on during today’s games. Plus they include a recipe from a certain blog that you might have heard of before – Daily Shot Of Coffee.
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Photo by alvarolg.
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